'American Idol" voters finally bounced a guy – just not the one Union-Tribune readers would have eliminated.

Scott Savol is by far the most disliked performer on the top-rated talent show, according to the
U-T's informal telephone poll. Of the 501 calls last week to the U-T line, 289 were votes to knock Savol off the show.

"American Idol" callers, however, made Nikko Smith the first male performer to get voted off the Fox show this season. Smith, the son of baseball legend Ozzie Smith, struck out singing "One Hand, One Heart," from "West Side Story."

Lucky for Savol, the U-T poll is just for fun, so the "Impossible Dream" singer's "Idol" dreams live on.

It's time to vote again. Remember that while "American Idol" asks you to vote for your favorite performer, we're giving you the opportunity to tell us who you'd vote off the show. Every Tuesday until midnight, you can vote to eliminate your least-favorite Idol. Next week, we'll again compare your results with America's.

Voting is easy: Call (619) 293-2500, and press the number of the singer you want to see eliminated.